| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Irv Terry kicked off 77 yards from the ATL30. Touchback. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 15:00) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Robasky. DE Kendall Hape drove right through Leon Schroeder to hurry the quarterback. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NOS20 (1Q: 14:52) Arnie Pearson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Ramthun, assisted by DE Dusty Bronson. Key block delivered by Donald Matthews. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS32 (1Q: 14:14) Joel Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB R.J. Myers. Key block delivered by Larry Andersen. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 13:40) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kent Austin. DE Kendall Hape hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-NOS42 (1Q: 13:31) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Damon Nash, assisted by CB Fernando Singleton. Robasky gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-ATL44 (1Q: 13:09) Philip Rivers pass was intended for WR Curtis Weber and was intercepted by CB Jumbo Clayton at the ATL23. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Curtis Weber. |
| Atlanta: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-ATL29 (1Q: 12:56) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Alex Stuart for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Donovan Mussatti. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stuart gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 1-10-ATL45 (1Q: 12:33) Skip Oukac ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tommy Cranwell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS S Norm Nichols to the ATL48. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Ramthun is blitzing. 1-10-ATL48 (1Q: 12:24) Philip Rivers pass was dropped by WR Kent Austin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-ATL48 (1Q: 12:15) Philip Rivers pass completed to RB Arnie Pearson for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB R.J. Myers, assisted by DT Korey Sinclair. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-ATL49 (1Q: 11:28) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Curtis Weber. CB Fernando Singleton defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-ATL49 (1Q: 11:21) Artie Souza punted 32 yards. Bob McNally called for a fair catch at the ATL17. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-ATL17 (1Q: 11:10) Skip Oukac ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Norm Sapia. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 2-8-ATL19 (1Q: 10:33) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Randall Humphrey for 4 yards. Tackled by S Norm Nichols, assisted by CB Tommy Cranwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-ATL23 (1Q: 10:09) Duane Boswell scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Norm Nichols. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-ATL27 (1Q: 09:29) Skip Oukac ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jason Mireles. Key block delivered by Wes Hamilton. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-ATL32 (1Q: 08:53) Skip Oukac ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Sammie Rutter. New Orleans's Gary Thompson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-2-ATL35 (1Q: 08:28) Duane Boswell pass completed to TE Clay Anderson for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Atlanta: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-ATL43 (1Q: 07:44) Duane Boswell pass completed to TE Daniel Baker for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norm Nichols. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard and Rutter are blitzing. 2-8-ATL45 (1Q: 07:10) Skip Oukac ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Oliver Coffey. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-NOS49 (1Q: 06:38) Skip Oukac ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Harris Herron, assisted by OLB Jared Ballard. |
| 4-3-NOS50 (1Q: 06:00) Nicky Bodenhemer punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. Douglas and Ackerman are blitzing. 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 05:53) Philip Rivers pass completed to TE Graham King for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB R.J. Myers. |
| New Orleans: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-NOS29 (1Q: 05:13) Arnie Pearson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dusty Bronson. Key block delivered by Tony Brumley. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS30 (1Q: 04:37) Philip Rivers pass completed to FB Tony Brumley for 7 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Ramthun, assisted by CB Fernando Singleton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-3-NOS37 (1Q: 03:56) Philip Rivers pass completed to TE Graham King for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Korey Sinclair, assisted by OLB R.J. Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Myers is blitzing. 1-10-NOS43 (1Q: 03:49) Arnie Pearson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Donovan Ricker. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-NOS45 (1Q: 03:19) Philip Rivers pass was dropped by TE Charles Cortez. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Myers is blitzing. 3-8-NOS45 (1Q: 03:09) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Deron Lyle for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Damon Nash. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lyle gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-ATL25 (1Q: 02:22) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Kent Austin for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Korey Sinclair. Austin gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-1-ATL16 (1Q: 01:47) Joel Garrison ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Seth Levine. |
| New Orleans: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Levine is blitzing. 3-1-ATL16 (1Q: 01:10) Philip Rivers pass completed to RB Arnie Pearson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Damon Nash. Pearson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-8-ATL08 (1Q: 00:44) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Kent Austin for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 6, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 00:44) Extra point by Artie Farias was good. New Orleans 7, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 00:34) Artie Farias kicked off 59 yards from the NOS30. Bob McNally returned the ball 26 yards to the ATL37. Tackled by Joel Garrison. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-ATL37 (1Q: 00:10) Duane Boswell pass was intended for WR Leland Norman and was intercepted by ILB Duane Burgess at the NOS36. Tackled by Leland Norman. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 00:01) Philip Rivers pass completed to FB Tony Brumley for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Clayton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brumley gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-ATL38 (2Q: 15:00) Joel Garrison ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB R.J. Myers. Key block delivered by Graham King. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-ATL33 (2Q: 14:17) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Deron Lyle for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Alex Shook, assisted by CB Jumbo Clayton. |
| New Orleans: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-ATL30 (2Q: 13:45) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Kent Austin for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB R.J. Myers. Austin gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 13:14) Philip Rivers pass completed to TE Charles Cortez for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Clayton, assisted by OLB R.J. Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-6-ATL06 (2Q: 12:39) Philip Rivers pass completed to TE Charles Cortez for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 13, Atlanta 0 |
| (2Q: 12:39) Extra point by Artie Farias was good. New Orleans 14, Atlanta 0 |
| (2Q: 12:30) Artie Farias kicked off 63 yards from the NOS30. Bob McNally returned the ball 25 yards to the ATL32. Tackled by George Newkirk. |
| Atlanta: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-ATL32 (2Q: 12:05) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Peterson is blitzing. 1-15-ATL27 (2Q: 11:57) Skip Oukac ran around left end for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Tommy Cranwell. Key block delivered by Brick Wallenbrock. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 11:25) Skip Oukac ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Gary Thompson. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-NOS36 (2Q: 10:39) Duane Boswell pass completed to RB Bob McNally for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tyrone Weber, assisted by CB Tommy Cranwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McNally gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NOS29 (2Q: 10:15) Skip Oukac ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrus Hazelwood. Key block delivered by Isaac Whalen. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Sapia is blitzing. 2-4-NOS23 (2Q: 09:42) Duane Boswell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Alex Stuart. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-NOS23 (2Q: 09:29) Duane Boswell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alex Stuart. DE Jason Mireles hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-NOS23 (2Q: 09:19) Irv Terry attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 14, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 09:13) Irv Terry kicked off 65 yards from the ATL30. Arnie Pearson returned the ball 28 yards to the NOS33. Tackled by Bob McNally. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS33 (2Q: 08:50) Philip Rivers pass completed to TE Graham King for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Douglas. King gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-ATL49 (2Q: 08:21) Philip Rivers pass completed to RB Joel Garrison for 5 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Ramthun, assisted by ILB Seth Levine. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-ATL44 (2Q: 07:49) Arnie Pearson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dusty Bronson. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-15-NOS46 (2Q: 07:41) Philip Rivers pass was dropped by WR Irving Robasky. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-NOS46 (2Q: 07:32) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kent Austin. DE Dusty Bronson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Defensive Holding. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Myers is blitzing. 1-10-ATL49 (2Q: 07:22) Philip Rivers sacked by DE Kendall Hape for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Marlon Prill. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ackerman is blitzing. 2-16-NOS45 (2Q: 07:03) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kent Austin. S Preston Ackerman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-16-NOS45 (2Q: 06:55) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Curtis Weber. DE Kendall Hape hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-NOS45 (2Q: 06:42) Artie Souza punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL01. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-ATL01 (2Q: 06:33) Skip Oukac ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Oliver Coffey. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-ATL02 (2Q: 05:49) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Alex Stuart for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Donovan Mussatti. Stuart gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-ATL12 (2Q: 05:16) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Alex Stuart for 29 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Norm Nichols. Stuart gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-ATL41 (2Q: 04:35) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Brant Shaw for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Sammie Rutter. Shaw gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 04:15) Duane Boswell pass completed to RB Skip Oukac for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Daniel Bellas. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard and Rutter are blitzing. 2-3-NOS39 (2Q: 03:53) Duane Boswell pass completed to RB Jackie Malone for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tyrone Weber. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS29 (2Q: 03:33) Duane Boswell scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-NOS23 (2Q: 03:14) Duane Boswell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alex Stuart. DE Harris Herron hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 3-4-NOS23 (2Q: 03:06) Tyrus Riviere ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Harris Herron, assisted by S Kelvin Arntt. |
| 4-1-NOS20 (2Q: 02:46) Irv Terry attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans's Jason Mireles was hurt on the play. New Orleans 14, Atlanta 6 |
| (2Q: 02:40) Irv Terry kicked off 60 yards from the ATL30. Tommy Cranwell returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS29. Tackled by Dusty Sampson. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS29 (2Q: 02:24) Joel Garrison ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kendall Hape, assisted by S Preston Ackerman. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NOS29 (2Q: 02:00) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Graham King. DE Dusty Bronson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Nash and Ackerman are blitzing. 3-10-NOS29 (2Q: 01:54) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Kent Austin for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Clayton. |
| 4-5-NOS34 (2Q: 01:29) Artie Souza punted 62 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL04. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 1-10-ATL04 (2Q: 01:21) Skip Oukac ran around left end for 47 yards. Tackled by CB Tommy Cranwell. Key block delivered by Wes Hamilton. |
| Atlanta: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS49 (2Q: 00:36) Duane Boswell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Randall Humphrey. DT A.J. Coffey blocked the pass. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NOS49 (2Q: 00:30) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Delay of Game. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 2-15-ATL46 (2Q: 00:30) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Alex Stuart for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Kelvin Arntt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 3-7-NOS46 (2Q: 00:21) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Brant Shaw for 9 yards. Tackled by S Kelvin Arntt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS37 (2Q: 00:12) Duane Boswell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Alex Stuart. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Atlanta: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Nichols is blitzing. 2-10-NOS37 (2Q: 00:02) Duane Boswell pass completed to RB Skip Oukac for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Artie Farias kicked off 67 yards from the NOS30. Bob McNally returned the ball 24 yards to the ATL27. Tackled by Joel Garrison. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-ATL27 (3Q: 14:44) Duane Boswell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Brant Shaw. DE Tyrus Hazelwood blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-ATL27 (3Q: 14:35) Duane Boswell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randall Humphrey. OLB Jared Ballard defended the pass. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 3-10-ATL27 (3Q: 14:31) Tyrus Riviere ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT A.J. Coffey. |
| 4-12-ATL25 (3Q: 13:56) Nicky Bodenhemer punted 32 yards. Curtis Weber called for a fair catch at the NOS43. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS43 (3Q: 13:49) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Kent Austin for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo Clayton. Austin gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. Douglas and Ramthun are blitzing. 2-3-NOS50 (3Q: 13:09) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kent Austin. S Preston Ackerman defended the pass. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Ackerman is blitzing. 3-3-NOS50 (3Q: 12:57) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR George Newkirk for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Seth Levine. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Atlanta's Donovan Ricker was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious knee injury. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-ATL44 (3Q: 12:23) Arnie Pearson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Ramthun. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-ATL41 (3Q: 11:43) Arnie Pearson ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB R.J. Myers. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-ATL42 (3Q: 11:03) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 42 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Robasky gained 31 yards after the catch. New Orleans 20, Atlanta 6 |
| (3Q: 11:03) Extra point by Artie Farias was good. New Orleans 21, Atlanta 6 |
| (3Q: 10:46) Artie Farias kicked off 70 yards from the NOS30. Bob McNally returned the ball 20 yards to the ATL20. Tackled by George Newkirk. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-ATL20 (3Q: 10:11) Duane Boswell pass was dropped by WR Randall Humphrey. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-ATL20 (3Q: 10:03) Skip Oukac ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tyrone Weber. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard and Thompson are blitzing. 3-5-ATL25 (3Q: 09:19) Duane Boswell pass completed to RB Jackie Malone for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Sammie Rutter. Malone gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-ATL30 (3Q: 09:10) Duane Boswell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leland Norman. CB Sammie Rutter defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-ATL30 (3Q: 09:04) Duane Boswell pass was dropped by WR Alex Stuart. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard, Rutter and Nichols are blitzing. 3-10-ATL30 (3Q: 08:55) Duane Boswell pass was intended for WR Leland Norman and was intercepted by CB Terry Peterson at the ATL38. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Leland Norman. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-ATL27 (3Q: 08:42) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Robasky. S Preston Ackerman defended the pass. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-ATL27 (3Q: 08:35) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Robasky gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New Orleans 27, Atlanta 6 |
| (3Q: 08:35) Extra point by Artie Farias was good. New Orleans 28, Atlanta 6 |
| (3Q: 08:18) Artie Farias kicked off 64 yards from the NOS30. Preston Ackerman returned the ball 16 yards to the ATL22. Tackled by Graham King. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-ATL22 (3Q: 07:46) Duane Boswell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leland Norman. S Norm Nichols defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 2-10-ATL22 (3Q: 07:41) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Alex Stuart for 78 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Stuart gained 52 yards after the catch. New Orleans 28, Atlanta 12 |
| (3Q: 07:41) Extra point by Irv Terry was good. New Orleans 28, Atlanta 13 |
| (3Q: 07:22) Irv Terry kicked off 57 yards from the ATL30. Tommy Cranwell returned the ball 22 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Dusty Sampson. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-NOS35 (3Q: 06:56) Arnie Pearson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Vernon Douglas, assisted by S Leslie Ramthun. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-9-NOS36 (3Q: 06:27) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB R.J. Myers. Robasky gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS46 (3Q: 05:57) Arnie Pearson ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Ramthun. Key block delivered by Travis Tusch. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-ATL42 (3Q: 05:33) Arnie Pearson ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kendall Hape, assisted by CB Jumbo Clayton. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Myers is blitzing. 2-7-ATL39 (3Q: 04:47) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Curtis Weber for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dr. Death Levine. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-ATL33 (3Q: 04:23) Joel Garrison ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Seth Levine, assisted by DE Kendall Hape. Key block delivered by Tony Brumley. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-ATL31 (3Q: 03:56) Philip Rivers pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Deron Lyle. S Leslie Ramthun defended the pass. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-ATL31 (3Q: 03:43) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Kent Austin for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Preston Ackerman. Austin gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-ATL17 (3Q: 03:10) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Kent Austin for 7 yards. Tackled by S Preston Ackerman, assisted by CB Fernando Singleton. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Myers is blitzing. 2-3-ATL10 (3Q: 02:36) Arnie Pearson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Duane Jones, assisted by CB Damon Nash. Key block delivered by Larry Andersen. |
| New Orleans: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-7-ATL07 (3Q: 02:05) Arnie Pearson ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Larry Andersen. New Orleans 34, Atlanta 13 |
| (3Q: 02:05) Extra point by Artie Farias was good. New Orleans 35, Atlanta 13 |
| (3Q: 01:59) Artie Farias kicked off 58 yards from the NOS30. Bob McNally returned the ball 17 yards to the ATL29. Tackled by Joel Garrison. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard and Thompson are blitzing. 1-10-ATL29 (3Q: 01:38) Duane Boswell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Alex Stuart. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-ATL47 (3Q: 01:28) Duane Boswell pass completed to RB Skip Oukac for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tyrone Weber, assisted by CB Tommy Cranwell. Oukac gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS43 (3Q: 01:01) Duane Boswell pass completed to RB Skip Oukac for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-3-NOS36 (3Q: 00:39) Duane Boswell pass completed to RB Skip Oukac for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Terry Peterson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 00:10) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Randall Humphrey for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tyrone Weber, assisted by DT Oliver Coffey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-1-NOS21 (4Q: 15:00) Duane Boswell pass completed to RB Bob McNally for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jared Ballard. McNally gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Ballard is blitzing. 1-10-NOS18 (4Q: 14:37) Skip Oukac ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Gary Thompson, assisted by CB Tommy Cranwell. Key block delivered by Wes Hamilton. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Sapia is blitzing. 1-6-NOS06 (4Q: 14:09) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Alex Stuart for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Sammie Rutter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-NOS03 (4Q: 13:47) Jackie Malone ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Clay Wallenbrock. Wallenbrock ran over Norm Nichols to set up the play. New Orleans 35, Atlanta 19 |
| (4Q: 13:47) Extra point by Irv Terry was good. New Orleans 35, Atlanta 20 |
| (4Q: 13:38) Irv Terry kicked off 69 yards from the ATL30. Arnie Pearson returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS24. Tackled by Leon Honeycutt. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS24 (4Q: 13:04) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Damon Nash, assisted by OLB Alex Shook. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Robasky gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 12:25) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Damon Nash. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Robasky gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Douglas and Ramthun are blitzing. 1-10-ATL43 (4Q: 11:46) Arnie Pearson ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Douglas. Key block delivered by Larry Andersen. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Douglas is blitzing. 2-5-ATL38 (4Q: 11:13) Joel Garrison ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Dusty Bronson. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-ATL39 (4Q: 10:34) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Deron Lyle for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Leon Honeycutt, assisted by S Leslie Ramthun. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-ATL25 (4Q: 10:04) Philip Rivers pass completed to WR Irving Robasky for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Douglas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Robasky gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-8-ATL08 (4Q: 09:38) Joel Garrison ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Damon Nash, assisted by OLB R.J. Myers. Key block delivered by Travis Tusch. |
| New Orleans: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-1-ATL01 (4Q: 09:09) Arnie Pearson ran around left end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Donald Matthews. New Orleans 41, Atlanta 20 |
| (4Q: 09:09) Extra point by Artie Farias was good. New Orleans 42, Atlanta 20 |
| (4Q: 09:03) Artie Farias kicked off 72 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 09:03) Duane Boswell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alex Stuart. DE Tyrus Hazelwood hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Atlanta: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-ATL20 (4Q: 08:54) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Alex Stuart for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Sammie Rutter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-ATL30 (4Q: 08:38) Duane Boswell pass was dropped by WR Alex Stuart. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-ATL30 (4Q: 08:30) Duane Boswell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alex Stuart. DT A.J. Coffey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-ATL30 (4Q: 08:23) Duane Boswell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alex Stuart. DE Harris Herron hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-10-ATL30 (4Q: 08:14) Duane Boswell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Leland Norman. DT A.J. Coffey blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-ATL30 (4Q: 08:07) Arnie Pearson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Ramthun, assisted by OLB Vernon Douglas. |
| New Orleans: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-ATL27 (4Q: 07:20) Joel Garrison ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Duane Jones. Key block delivered by Leon Schroeder. Schroeder flattened Phillip Pryor to ensure the play's success. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-ATL14 (4Q: 06:33) Arnie Pearson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Douglas, assisted by ILB Seth Levine. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-ATL11 (4Q: 05:50) Arnie Pearson ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB R.J. Myers. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Levine is blitzing. 3-1-ATL05 (4Q: 05:06) Joel Garrison ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Leon Schroeder. New Orleans 48, Atlanta 20 |
| (4Q: 05:06) Extra point by Artie Farias was good. New Orleans 49, Atlanta 20 |
| (4Q: 04:59) Artie Farias kicked off 58 yards from the NOS30. Preston Ackerman returned the ball 14 yards to the ATL26. Tackled by Tommy Cranwell. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Peterson is blitzing. 1-10-ATL26 (4Q: 04:54) Jackie Malone ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Harris Herron. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-ATL27 (4Q: 04:22) Jackie Malone ran inside the left guard for 32 yards. Tackled by S Norm Nichols. Key block delivered by Wes Hamilton. Hamilton ran over Tyrone Weber to set up the play. |
| Atlanta: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Ballard and Weber are blitzing. 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 03:43) Skip Oukac ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Gary Thompson. Key block delivered by Harvey Soltis. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Weber and Nichols are blitzing. 2-2-NOS33 (4Q: 03:11) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Randall Humphrey for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Peterson. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 02:48) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Alex Stuart for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Stuart gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New Orleans 49, Atlanta 26 |
| (4Q: 02:48) Extra point by Irv Terry was good. New Orleans 49, Atlanta 27 |
| (4Q: 02:35) Irv Terry kicked off from the ATL30 and out of bounds. The ball will change possession. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-ATL42 (4Q: 02:31) Arnie Pearson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dr. Death Levine. Key block delivered by Travis Tusch. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-ATL37 (4Q: 02:19) Arnie Pearson ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Ramthun, assisted by CB Damon Nash. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-7-ATL39 (4Q: 02:08) Joel Garrison ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Dusty Bronson. Atlanta's Dusty Bronson was hurt on the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-2-ATL34 (4Q: 02:00) Artie Farias attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 52, Atlanta 27 |
| (4Q: 01:52) Artie Farias kicked off 65 yards from the NOS30. Preston Ackerman returned the ball 15 yards to the ATL20. Tackled by Joel Garrison. |
| Atlanta: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 01:46) Duane Boswell pass completed to WR Leland Norman for 8 yards. Tackled by S Kelvin Arntt. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Atlanta: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-2-ATL28 (4Q: 01:14) Jackie Malone ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kelvin Arntt. |
| Atlanta: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-1-ATL29 (4Q: 00:39) Skip Oukac ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Kelvin Arntt, assisted by OLB Jared Ballard. Key block delivered by Wes Hamilton. |
| Atlanta: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-ATL42 (4Q: 00:17) Duane Boswell kept the ball, running around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT A.J. Coffey, assisted by DE Tyrus Hazelwood. |
| Atlanta: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-ATL45 (4Q: 00:06) Duane Boswell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Alex Stuart. DT A.J. Coffey blocked the pass. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 52, Atlanta Falcons 27 |